SM Prime Holdings Inc. said it has made headway in its malls’ sustainable initiatives.
“From pioneering activities and integrating advanced technologies such as solar rooftops, water recycling systems, adoption of air conditioning inverters, and installation of standard light-emitting diode lighting and motion detectors on its escalators to robust solid waste management, advanced water conservation practices, and green building developments, SM Prime is regarded as the most energy efficient mall group in the country,” the largest mall developer in the country said.
The company sources more than 50 percent of its electricity from renewable energy across all its properties and facilities nationwide.
SM Supermalls is also part of the Department of Energy’s power supply mitigation program – Interruptible Load Program – wherein companies with their own stand-by generation capacities can be compensated by the government by using their own generation facilities when power reserves are low.
To date, SM can reduce around 110 megawatts (MW) of power from the grid when 56 of its malls will use their own generator sets.
SM Prime further intensified its sustainability journey and recently embarked on an #SMWasteFreeFuture program, encouraging its stakeholders and employees across the group to reduce waste generation through effective segregation practices and adopt sustainable consumption by recycling, reusing, or composting.
The group has been recycling water since the 1990s, treating an average of 1 billion gallons annually in past years to repurpose for mall operations including toilet cleaning and landscaping use.
It has integrated rainwater harvesting systems in over 30 malls, particularly in flood-prone areas.
Recently, it made another breakthrough in water usage by successfully treating rainwater into potable water in SM City Baguio, which the company aims to replicate in other malls.
Led by subsidiary SM Engineering, Design and Development Corp., SM Prime said it has “revolutionized its design approaches to green building — minimizing vulnerability and increasing the infrastructure resiliency of its developments.”
Among its developments are Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -Gold certified SM Aura and green office buildings in SM Mall of Asia Complex.
